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On'yomi
ドウ
DOU
Kun'yomi
おな.じ
onaji

same · agree · equal

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Strokes6
Frequency#15
Radicalmouth(3)

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Strokes6

Cultural Context

Etymology

Composed of frame and mouth. Entering the same frame.

Symbolism

Same, agreement, simultaneous. Represents match and sharing.

Words & Expressions

Four-Character Compounds

異口同音

いくどうおん

(saying) with one voice; unanimously; in chorus; (saying) with one voice

一視同仁

いっしどうじん

loving every human being with impartiality; universal brotherhood; universal benevolence; loving every human being with impartiality

一心同体

いっしんどうたい

being one in body and soul; of one flesh; two hearts beating as one; being one in body and soul

呉越同舟

ごえつどうしゅう

bitter enemies in the same boat; rivals finding themselves together by chance; strange bedfellows; bitter enemies in the same boat

大同小異

だいどうしょうい

essentially the same with only minor differences; essentially the same with only minor differences

同化作用

どうかさよう

assimilation; metabolism; anabolism; assimilation

同工異曲

どうこういきょく

equal workmanship but different style; equal workmanship but different style

同文同種

どうぶんどうしゅ

same race and same script; same race and same script

同盟罷業

どうめいひぎょう

strike; strike

付和雷同

ふわらいどう

following blindly; following suit without reflection; following blindly

偕老同穴

かいろうどうけつ

happy life partnership; living faithfully together till death; Venus's flower basket (Euplectella aspergillum); happy life partnership

同床異夢

どうしょういむ

cohabiting but living in different worlds; cohabiting but living in different worlds

四海同胞

しかいどうほう

universal brotherhood; universal brotherhood

大同団結

だいどうだんけつ

merger; (presenting a) united front; merger

異体同心

いたいどうしん

being of one mind; acting in one accord; behaving in perfect harmony; being of one mind

公私混同

こうしこんどう

mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters; mixing of public and private affairs

医食同源

いしょくどうげん

a balanced diet leads to a healthy body; healthy food both prevents and cures sickness; a balanced diet leads to a healthy body

和光同塵

わこうどうじん

mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge; living a quiet life by effacing oneself; mingling with the world by hiding one's true talent or knowledge

一味同心

いちみどうしん

(people) working together with one mind; (people) working together with one mind

堅白同異

けんぱくどうい

sophism; sophistry; quibbling; sophism

千里同風

せんりどうふう

a country being in a state of universal peace; the world being peaceful and uneventful; a country being in a state of universal peace

和衷協同

わちゅうきょうどう

harmonious cooperation; close cooperation; harmonious cooperation

産学協同

さんがくきょうどう

industry-university cooperation; industry-university cooperation

異曲同工

いきょくどうこう

different in appearance but essentially the same in content; equal in skills or workmanship but different in style or artistic flavor; the same for all practical purposes; different in appearance but essentially the same in content

党同伐異

とうどうばつい

narrow partisanship; narrow partisanship

啐啄同時

そったくどうじ

timing is everything; don't jump the gun; timing is everything

Poetry

和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

わびぬれば 今はた同じ 難波なる みをつくしても あはむとぞ思ふ

Poem #20 from Hyakunin Isshu

元良親王Prince Motoyoshi
9th century
和歌(百人一首) (Waka (Hyakunin Isshu))

さびしさに 宿をたち出でて ながむれば いづこも同じ 秋の夕暮れ

Poem #70 from Hyakunin Isshu

良暹法師Ryōzen Hōshi
11th century